Concrete-mold.



J. W. WESTLAKE.

' CONCRETE MOLD.

APPLICATION FILED M31718; 1010.

Patented May 16, 1911.

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J. Wx WESTLAKE.

CONCRETE MOLD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13,1010

Patented May 16, 1911.

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JZZzi lnvntpr Attorneys JOSIAH W. WESTJFLAKE, OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO.

CONCRETE-MOLD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosrAn \V. "VESZ'ILAKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at h-Iarysville, in the county of Union and- State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Concrete-Mold, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to molds for use in the manufacture of fence posts and the like formed of concrete and its principal objectis to provide a device of this character formed of few parts which can be readily assembled for the purpose of forming a post having an integral base and brace it being possible to so arrange the parts of the mold as to form the braces in any desired relations to the upstanding portion of the post to suit the dilferent positions in which the posts are to be used.

A still further object to provide a mold, the various panels of which can be quickly assembled or taken apart, improved means being also employed for smoothing or leveling the exposed surfaces of the material contained in some portions of the mold.

With these and other objects in viewthe invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbcen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 s a perspective view of the mold set up for use in form ing a corner post. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view on a reduced scale of a post formed in a mold arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 an enlarged vertical section through a portion of the mold and showing the means employed for fastening the panels of the mold when properly asscmblcd. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the finishing slide used in connection with the mold. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the mold with the parts rearranged to form another style of post. Fig. 7 is a perspective view, on a small scale, of a post such as formed in the i ild when the parts'are assembled as shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the mold with the parts assembled Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 18, 1910.

l i l l l l l l x Serial No. 562,033.

to produce another form of post. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the mold shown in Fig. 8. F 10 is a perspective view on a reduced scale, of a post such as formed in the mold when the parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of a portion of a mold and showing a panel for use in connection therewith when a gate post is to'be formed. Fig. 12 is an enlarged section on line A]3 Fig. 11 and showing the block employed for producing a latch receiving recess in a gate post. Figs. 13 and 1-1 are perspective views of gate posts adapted to be formed within the mold. Fig. 15 is a transverse section through the meeting portions of two panels of the mold, and showing the means employed for securing said panels together. Fig. 16 is a vertical section through the meeting portions of the post and brace molds.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a substantially U- shaped pattern strip preferably formed of angle irons and having. openings 2 in the ends thereof. L-shaped pattern strips 3 and double L-shaped strips 3' also preferably formed of angle iron are adapted to be employed in connection with the pattern strip 1 and have openings 4 at the terminals thereof and at one or more intermediate points for the purpose hereinafter set forth. Additional elongated pattern strips 5 formed of angle iron or the like complete the structure to be employed in outlining the base of a post to be molded, it being under stood that these strips 5 are provided with openings at their ends and at one or more intermediate points for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

That portion of the mold to be used in forming the upstanding portion of the post is made up of four panels such as have been indicated at G, 7, 8 and 9. Thesepanels are all preferably of the same length and the panels 8 and 9 .are provided-along their longitudinal edges, with shallow channel ircns 1O riveted or otherwise secured to them. The panels 6 and 7 are adapted to fit between the edge portions of and 9 their outer faces and the ends of which prothe panels 8 Patented May 16, 1911.

and. have cross strips 11 secured to r ject beyond the channel irons. Cams 12 are mounted upon the projecting ends of the cross strips and are adapted to be shifted into the channel irons 10 so as to bind the panels 8 and 9 against the longitudinal edges of the panels (land 7 and, at the same time, to prevent the said panels 7 and 6 from shitting outwardly from between the panels 8 and 9. Combined stop and finishing cleats 13 may be arranged longitudinally upon the inner faces of the panels 8 and 9, so as to constitute abutments. All of the panels are provided with openings lat at desired points, these openings being adapted to receive pins 15 having eyes 16 whereby they may Le readily grasped and withdrawn from-the mold. The diameter of each pin is substantially equal to the greatest diameter of a bolt to be inserted into the finished post. The panel 9 is formed of two sections indicated by the characters 9 and 9* respectively, the lower section, 9', being provided with an outwardly extending inclined lip 17 while the upper section 9 is spaced 2en rainthe-lowersection and has strips 18 ex- ,ter l dingdownwardly therefrom an'dla'pping the upper edge of the section 9". Nhen the two sections 9 and 9 are properly assembled, an opening 19 is thus formed between then and between the strips 18. The panel 6 is similar-"inconstruction to the panel 9, it being formed of an'upper section (3 and a lower section 6", designed, when properly assembled, to form an opening 20 therebetween.

That portion of the mold employed in the formation of the brace. of the post, consists of a pallet 21 the upper end of which is adapted to rest, upon the lip 17 while the lower end thereof has laterally extending cars 22 adapted to rest upon a portion of the base pattern. This pallet has cross strips 23 secured to the bottom thereof andon the ends of which are mounted cams 24 adapted to be shifted into engagementwith shallow channel irons 25. These irons are secured along the lower longitudinal edges of side panels 26 the upper ends of which bear against the strips 18 while the lower ends thereof are diagonal so as to lie in substanti ally the same plane with the pattern strips. lhese lower strips can also be turned outwardly as indicated in the drawings. Longiturlinally extending shallow channel strips 27 are secured along the upper edges of the side panels 26 and are adapted to be engaged by cams 28 mounted on the end portions of a finishing strip 29. This strip has guide cars 30 extending therefrom near the ends thereof and adapted to project between the side panels 26 and thus hold the strip 29 against displacement upon the side panels. It. will be understood that this strip 29, when properly secured to the side panels,

prevents said panels from spreading apart at their upper edges. The said strip can also be utilized for the purpose of smoothing the upper surface of the material within the mold as will be hereinafter set forth. The brace mold which has been described, can also be used in connection with the panel 6, the same being connected in the same manner to said panel and to the adjoining portion of the base pattern.

In addition to the parts which have been described, the mold may be provided with one or more supplemental panels 31 similar to the panels 7 and 8 and having a desired number of openings 32 therein each of which is so shaped as to permit a hinge member to be drawn therethrough. Additional openings 33 may be formed in the panel 31 to receive top plates and another opening may-be formed Within said panel to receive a block 34- to be used in forming a latch receiving recess in a gate )ost.

When it is desired to orm a corner post having two braces, as shown in Fig. 3, the pattern strips 3 and 3' are placed on the ground and with their outturned ends lapped by the terminals of the pattern strip 1, the said lapping portions being secured together by means of-pins-3.5 ,inserted through them and into the ground. A pattern strip 5 is then attached to each of the strips 3 and 3 by a pin 36 which may be forced into the ground. Instead of utilizing a double L- shaped strip 3', connected oppositely arranged pattern strips 3 may be employed, as will be obvious. The pattern strips 5 are detachably connected to a strip 1, pins being employed at all of these points of connection for the purpose of holding those parts together and at the same time anchoring them to the ground. The pattern, after being thus assembled, can be used as a guide in digging a ditch in which the base of the post is to be molded. After the ditch has been formed the pattern can be left in position along the edges thereof and the panels 6, 7, 8 and 9 assen'lbled as hcrcinbe'tore set forth and placed on end upon the interme diate or angle portion of the pattern. The lower edges of the said panels are preferably flarcd outwardly and the said edges of the panels (3 and S) may be clamped upon the adjoining pa ttcrn strips by means of clamping strips 37 bolted or otherwise secured to the strips of the pattern. The brace molds can then he set up on the lip 17 and with their cars 22 resting on the adjoining strips of the base pattern. Pins 15 may be inserted through the panels at those points where it is desired to arrange bolts and after the various parts have thus been arranged the ditch or trench may be filled with concrete and concrete then poured into the upstanding portion of the mold formed by the panels 6, 7 8 and 9. The space between the panels 26 can also be filled with concrete and the upper surfaces of the material within these brace panels may be leveled b'y sliding the strips 29 longitudinally along'the upper edges of the panels 26. It is of course to be understoodthat the concrete is to be sufliciently stifi' to maintain its position within the brace mold. After the concrete has properly set and hardened the parts constituting the brace molds can be separated and removed, the panels 6, 7, 8 and 9 can be detached from one another and taken off of the molded post, and the pattern strips extending around the base can also be removed. A post such as shown in Fig. 3 will thus be produced. It is of course necessary to remove the pins 15 before the parts of the mold are separated and openings will thus be formed within the finished post, these openings being sufficiently large to receive bolts such as shown for example, at 38, in Fig. 3.

Should it be desired to form a post such as shown in Fig. 7, and wherein the braces are extended from opposite sides of the upstanding portion of the post, the bottom of the base is formed solely of pattern strips 5 arranged in pairs and connected at their inner ends by metal strips 39 while the outer ends thereof are attached to pattern strips 1. Anchoring pins 40 are used with these strips for the purpose of securely fastening them to the ground and holding them while the pit is being dug. The upstanding port-ion of the mold is mounted on the pattern strip 5, but instead of being made up of panels such as shown at 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Fig. 1, it is formed of two panels 9 placed opposite each other and two panels 7. The brace molds are adapted to be extended from the panels 9 and downward to the pattern strips.

To form a post having a single brace, a. single pair of pattern strips 5 may be used, as shown in Fig. 9, the ends of these strips being connected by pattern strips 1 on one of which the mold of the upstanding portion of the post may bemounted. This upstanding portion is made up of one panel 9 and 8 and two panels 7. The brace mold is extended, of course, from the panel 9 and toward one end of the pattern. The post formed in this manner has been illustrated in Fig. 10 and can be used as a gate post and for various other purposes. \Vhere used as a gate post a panel 31, shown in Fig. 11, may be substituted for the panel 8, the hinge members 41 being placed within the slots32 priorto the formation of one of the gate posts so that when the concrete is poured into the-mold, the stems of the hinge n1en1- bers 41 will be tightly embedded therein. In forming the other gate post, which has been shown in Fig, L4, top plate 42 may be inserted into the upper and lower slots 33 and block 34 may be secured in the intermediate slots 33. When the concrete is poured into the mold, the plates 42 will be firmly embedded therein and the block 3 1 will form-a latch receiving recess 43.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a number of posts of difierent types may be produced within the mold, it being necessary to utilize comparatively few parts in the complete set, this being due to the fact that a number of the parts are interchangeable and can be used in difl'erent relations to each other.

Various changes can be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the s iritor sacrificing any of the advantages 0 the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is '1. A mold including interchangeable pattern strips, detachably connected upstanding panels mounted on the strips, one of said panels having an opening and a brace mold extending from said opening to the pattern strips.

2. A mold including a base pattern consisting of interchangeable strips, upstanding detachably connected panels mounted on the attern there bein an o enin in one of the l panels, and detachably connected mold members extending from the opening to the pattern.

3. A mold including a base pattern, detachably connected upstandin panels mounted on the pattern, one of said panels having an opening, and a brace mold extending from the opening to the pattern,

said mold including a pallet, side panels detachably connected thereto, and a shiftable brace connecting the upper edges of said panels.

4- A mold including a base pattern, upstanding detachably connected panels extendin across the pattern and detachably secured thereto, one of said panels having an opening, and an inclined brace mold extending from said opening and to the pattern, said mold including a pallet, side pan elsdetachably mounted on the pallet, and.

a combined cross brace and top leveling device movably mounted on the side panels.

5. A mold including upstanding detachably connected panels, one of said panels consisting of spaced sections, a supporting 'lip outstanding from one of said sections,

side strips depending .from the other section and extending to opposite sides of the lip, and a brace mold supported by the lip and extending between the side' strips.

6. A mold including abase pattern, detachabl y connected panels removably mounted thereon and upstanding therefrom, one

of said panels having an opening therein, a. supporting deuce extending from the lower emem Wall of said opening, a pallet removably mounted on. said supporting device oppositely extending ears upon the paliet and bearing upon the pattern, side panels de- 5 tachably connected to the pallet, and a shiftable connecting strip mounted on the said panels.

In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSIAH W. WESTLAKE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE Momen, JOHN M. PEEL. 

